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New Hope High School (New Hope, Virginia)

Coordinates: 38°12′4″N 78°54′14″W / 38.20111°N 78.90389°W / 38.20111; -78.90389
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New Hope High School
Front of the school
New Hope High School (New Hope, Virginia) is located in Virginia
New Hope High School (New Hope, Virginia)
New Hope High School (New Hope, Virginia) is located in the United States
New Hope High School (New Hope, Virginia)
LocationVA 608, New Hope, Virginia
Coordinates38°12′4″N 78°54′14″W / 38.20111°N 78.90389°W / 38.20111; -78.90389
Area3.5 acres (1.4 ha)
Built1925 (1925), 1942
Architectural styleArt Deco
MPSPublic Schools in Augusta County Virginia 1870-1940 TR
NRHP reference No.85000393[1]
VLR No.007-1087
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 27, 1985
Designated VLRDecember 11, 1984[2]

New Hope High School is a historic public school building located at New Hope, Augusta County, Virginia. It was built in 1925, and is a brick building consisting of an auditorium/gymnasium as the core of the building with rectangular flat roofed blocks on either side. The central auditorium/gymnasium has a tall hipped roof. It has Art Deco style stepped facades on the front and sides, embellished with diamond-shaped concrete blocks along the cornice. A three-room north wing was added in 1942. Also on the property is a contributing brick agriculture building built in 1926.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. ^ Ann McCleary (September 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: New Hope High School" (PDF). and Accompanying photo